can anyone tell me why i can't get my speakers to work on my computer?

Question

I've tried 2 sets of speakersand neither of them will work, they just stoppped working today, they previously worked fine. I've also made sure the prongs were correctly in place so that's not the problem. please help.I hate trying to read lips. lol. i want my sound back asap.

Answer 1

Try a reboot first.

You're going to have to be a lot more specific regarding your system for me to know for sure, but assuming you have windows XP, try start>control panel (the green start button on the lower left, then control panel) and then "sound, speech, and audio devices." This will open up a control panel that will tell you what the volume is set at. Or it might be muted - this sometimes happens by accident. With your speakers plugged in, try playing with the volume bar. If you hear a beep each time you move it, you've fixed the problem.

If not, close that window and choose start>run. A window will open up. Type "devmgmt.msc" into it and press enter. The Device Manager will open. Make sure yo0u can see the full list of devices (ie click on the + sign next to your computer's name if that's all you see.) If you see any yellow question marks that means something is wrong with the particular device. Make sure all the audio devices are working. If any aren't, you're going to need to reinstall the drivers, which is beyond the scope of this answer. The first or second steps, above, will probably fix it, though.

Answer 2

maybe it is as simple as u clicked a mute button.

open your audio control and make sure nothing is muted and that the volume control is at a reasonable level.

start/settings/control panel/sounds and ....

Answer 3

if there plugged in clcik the speaker in the bottom right hand corner on ur screen